Soluna Agrees to Form Strategic Partnership with Applied Digital to Develop Wind-Powered AI Data Center in Texas
PR Newswire•21/10/2026•07:30 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Applied Digital (APLD) to fund 50 MW AI/HPC data center development in Texas
- ➤Applied Digital will own 51% of the jointly owned Project Company
- ➤ChronoScale signed non-binding letter of intent to lease planned facility
- ➤Transactions expected to close by end of calendar year, pending conditions
- ➤Project Dorothy 3 to draw power from 150 MW Briscoe Wind Farm and grid
Expert Statements
John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna
“We have said for a long time that the constraint in AI is energy access, not chips.”
John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna
“We built Soluna to bring load to the generation, so the power would be ready when the demand arrived.”
John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna
“Partnering with Applied at Dorothy 3 puts that strategy to work: our site and wind power, combined with a proven builder and operator of AI data centers.”
John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna
“We look forward to completing the remaining steps, including the tax abatement process in Briscoe County, and to bringing this project forward with the local community.”
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